Animation Mentor is an online animation school where you learn directly from professional animators working at top studios around the world. Their mentor‑led courses are designed to mirror real studio workflows, with personalized feedback on every assignment so you can keep improving shot by shot. Whether you’re just starting in 3D or leveling up into games, creatures, or cartoony performance, you’ll build a polished demo reel and a network of industry connections to help you pursue studio‑ready opportunities.
Toon Boom is an authorized Animation Mentor partner.
In this 6‑week course for beginners, learn essential techniques for 3D animation in Autodesk Maya and get comfortable with the interface, 3D navigation, and core animation tools while working with professional rigs.
Tuition: $699 USD
Build professional‑level character animation skills through a series of 12‑week courses that cover animation basics, body mechanics, acting, and advanced acting and polish, all with one‑on‑one feedback from studio professionals.
Advanced Placement options are available for those who already have animation experience.
Focus on studio‑relevant game animation skills in a structured sequence of 12‑week courses that cover core gameplay movement, interactive mechanics, dynamic action and combat, and cinematic cutscenes for real‑time engines.
These 12‑week 3D animation courses focus on realistic animal and creature movement, from grounded walks and runs to powerful, dynamic combat moves, so you can bring believable quadrupeds and fantasy creatures to life for film, TV, and games.
Tuition: $2,499 USD
An advanced 6-week-long course for 3D animators dedicated to stylized, exaggerated performance, where you push timing, spacing, and posing to create expressive, cartoony animation with strong appeal.
Tuition: $899 USD
A 6-week 3D animation course focused on planning shots and sequences, where you learn to block cameras, stage action, and create previs passes that help directors and teams visualize scenes before full production.
This 6‑week 3D animation course introduces game‑ready movement and timing, teaching you how to create responsive, polished animations suitable for implementation in modern game engines. A great introduction to Unreal Engine for animators.
